Content Hub Roadmap

Registered by Ken VanDine

Discussion of the content-hub roadmap. We'll talk about features planned through 14.04 and API improvements that developers should be aware of.

Blueprint information

Status:
Not started
Approver:
Jason Warner
Priority:
Undefined
Drafter:
Ken VanDine
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Ken VanDine
Definition:
New
Series goal:
None
Implementation:
Unknown
Milestone target:
None

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Road map for 14.04

Features ready to land
 * Content Hub Service
   * Added Exports initiated by the Source
   * Added Share initiated by the Source
   * Added Share handler
 * QML bindings
   * Refactoring of the QML API, more declarative
   * Added ContentPeerPicker component to provide UI for choosing peer applications

Landing this will require landing branches the following:
 * gallery-app (READY)
 * addressbook-app (TODO)
 * ubuntu-system-settings (READY)
 * unity-webapps-qml (TODO)

We're building packages in a preview PPA for developers to start trying out the API changes:
https://launchpad.net/~content-hub-team/+archive/ppa

Addition features being worked on
 * Download manager and Transfer indicator integration
   * Depends on download manager features and transfer indicator
 * Linking files (instead of copying) during transfer when possible

(?)

Work Items

Work items:
* [ken-vandine] gallery-app updates for C++ API changes: INPROGRESS
* [michael-sheldon] addressbook-app updates for API changes: TODO
* [ken-vandine] ubuntu-system-settings updates for QML API changes: INPROGRESS
* [abreu-alexandre] unity-webapps-qml updates for API changes: TODO
* [mandel] Download manager features needed for for content-hub controlled downloads: TODO
* [diegosarmentero] Download manager QML API for content-hub controlled downloads: TODO
* [charlesk] Transfer Indicator: TODO
* [ken-vandine] Linking files (instead of copying) during transfer when possible: INPROGRESS
* [michael-sheldon] browser-app support for uploading (attaching content): TODO
* [bfiller] messaging-app support for MMS, picking via the content-hub: TODO
* [seb128] adding ringtones in system-settings, get design input: TODO
* [michael-sheldon] gallery-app, switch to using the QML API: TODO

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